(Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)
Basalt quarry.
Nepheline-Basanite with xenolites of middle Devonian limestone and dolomite. Zeolite mineralizations in cavities of basalt contacting thermo-metamorphic dolomite, as well as Mg-rich mineralizations inside the xenolites.
Located 1.2 km NNW of Zilsdorf and about 4.5 km east of Hillesheim.
Refs.:
- Meyer, W.(1986): Geologie der Eifel, Schweizerbart, Stuttgart
- Hentschel, G. (1978): Die Mineralien des Arensberges ..., Der Aufschluß 29, 219-227
- Emser Hefte 1981(5), 41-46
- Weiß, S. (1990): "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise, Munich
- Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, CD, published by authors
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Map Reference: 50°17'21"N , 6°43'56"E
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